Fu Manchu in Bern
Switzerland was a hub for China’s spy networks in the Cold War.
Espionage
A Worthy Cause?
During the Franco-Prussian War a British wine merchant was imprisoned in Cologne, accused of being a spy. The public clamoured for the government to secure his release, but wartime diplomacy was not so straightforward.
Beware the Milkmen
A history of the dirty business of wiretapping.
Hitler’s Men in the States
The 1930s spy ring who informed on technological advances in the defence industries.
Ultimate Sacrifice
Ethel Rosenberg is revealed as a loving mother, a committed communist and a talented performer.
Stop Press
It is often claimed that press censorship came to an end in England at the close of the 17th century. But it persisted, thanks to an unsavoury network of government spies.
The Spy, The Enigma
The motives and damage inflicted by George Blake.
The Spy who Loved
Puncturing the myths surrounding ‘Agent Sonya’.
On Her Most Serene Republic’s Secret Service
Venice developed the most sophisticated intelligence network in Renaissance Europe, securing it from enemies within and without.
Wellington’s Spy Network
How a government-sponsored network of civilian agents complemented Wellington's own intelligence gathering.